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Old 02-03-2007, 03:11 PM
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Re: The Struggle of Fiu

Great idea, and the story has a mystery to it that draws the reader in. Excellent writing.

Here's a few things I see:

Kazuki noticed this and took a sip of tea before placing it down. "Might as well tell him about the voices, the stupid shrink will have a nice laugh and try to explain to me what it means." He sighed before beginning. "Well Mr Ma-..."

See those quotation marks on the first quote? I don't think you meant that to be spoken words, as exclamation points assume. I would write it this way to differentiate that line from the line before and the actual quote afterwords - 'Might as well tell him about the voices, the stupid shrink will have a nice laugh and try to explain to me what it means.'

The headmaster is described in a child's voice as a shrink, but he is actually much more - since his approach is not scientific, it's mystical. He never once tries to play the psychiatrist, but quickly brings up the 'past life.'

Great ending to the chapter. Perfectly timed to urge the reader on...
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